Mucilage bottle



March 23 1926.

T. S. HOUGE MUCILAGE BOTTLE Filed June 19, 1925 Patented Mar. 23, 19243.

new srars riser MUCILAGE BOTTLE.

Application filed June 19, 1925. Serial No. 38,296.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Tiioilns S. HoUen,

a citizen of the United States, residin at \Vinona, in the county of\Vinona and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in a l\ incilage Bottle, of which the following is aspecificationv This invention relates to an improved mucilage bottle,and it has more particular reference to novel means provided forspreading the glue or mucilage upon a sur face, and to obviate thenecessity of using a brush such as is ordinarily provided.

One feature of the improved structure is r a novel cap provided with adischarge opening from which an inclined spreader plate extends, wherebyto permit the mucilage to be discharged onto this plate and then rubbedby the latter onto the surface adapted to receive it.

Another feature is a positive controlling valve for the dischargeopening which is operated from the bottom of the bottle.

Other features and' advantages of the invention will become apparentfrom the following description and drawing.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Figure 1 is a central vertical section, with parts in elevation, of amucilage bot tle constructed in accordance with the present in vention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation taken at approximate right angles to Figure1.

Referring to the drawing in detail the reference character 1 designatesa suitably shaped bottle which in the present instance has a depression2 formed at the center of its bottom. The depression is in turn formedwith a central neck 3, the opening of which is tapered as shown. Theopen top of the bottle is provided with screw threads. 45 A screwthreaded top 1 is fitted onto the screw threaded top of the bottle andthis top is provided at its center with an upwardly pressed centralportion 5 which in turn is provided with a discharge mouth 6. Formedintegral with and extending at an. angle from this month is a spreaderplate including relatively narrow and wide portions 1 ad 8 respectively,porticns are disposed at the approximate rela tive angles shown inFigure 1 and are provided with depressed grooves or channels 9 and 10,the channel 9 being the main channel, and the channels 10 being branchchannels.

Gooperative with the mouth 6 is a closing stopper 11' pressed againstits seat by a spring 12 surrounding the operating rod 18 and bearingagainst the shoulder 14 carried thereby. The rod extends down throughthe neck 3, and is provided on its bottom with a finger piece 15 abovewhich is a conical enlargement 16 cooperative with the neck 3.

In use, the bottle is reversed, and the finger piece 15 is depressed tounseat the stop-- per or valve 11, thus allowing the mucilage which isin the bottle to flow out through the discharge mouth 6, and onto thespreader plate. Through the medium of the grooves, the mucilage isdistributed over the area of the spreader plate, and by allowing thevalve to close again, the spreader plate can be manipulated somewhat inthe fashion of a brush to apply the mucilage to the surface desired.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to, within the field of the invention claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device of the class described, abottle provided in its bottom with a depression at the center of whichis a neck, the upper end of said bottle being screw threaded, a screwcap threaded onto said upper end, said cap being provided with outwardlypressed portion having a discharge mouth, a valve fitting into saidmonth, an operating rod connected to said valve and extending downwardlythrough said neck, an enlargement carried by said rod and fittingnormally into said neck, a

finger piece on the lower end of said rod located in said depression,and a. spring cooperative with a shoulder 011 said rod for maintainingsaid valve closed.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a removable closing cap for amuoilage bottle wherein the neck of the bottle is formed with. screwthreads, said cap having a screw threaded attaching flange and acircular botportion, said portion being formed with a central groove andsaid outer portion being provided with a plurality of radiating 1ogrooves connected with the first innned groove.

In testimony whereof I aflix In, signature.

THOMAS s. Honor).

